May 12, 2011 by

Article: 4: The Virtue Ethics of Hursthouse

Rosalind Hursthouse is a foremost virtue ethicist.  This article discusses the main points of her approach – which can then beb…

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May 11, 2011 by

Article: 6: Intrinsic and instrumental values

http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Valu/ValuRiuk.htm

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May 11, 2011 by

Article: Genetic engineering and risk of harm

The article on the link below argues that there are many risks involved in genetic engineering. The release of genetically altered…

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May 11, 2011 by

Article: A utilitarian argument against embryo research

This extract from a longer article by Dieter Birnbacher (source below) argues that the preference utilitarian case for embryo research fails…

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May 10, 2011 by

Article: 5: The Brothers Karamazov

It’s the greatest philosophical novel ever written.  Here’s why. http://www.uri.edu/personal/szunjic/philos/karam.htm

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May 9, 2011 by

Article: Kant and Iraq War

Roger Scruton argues that Kant’s perpetual Peace would have supported intervention against Iraq: “the violence must be proportional to the threat,…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article 3: The case for Moral Realism

Torbjorn Tanssjo’s teaxtbook is one of the five I recommend in my bibliography. Tanssjo is a moral realist – and here’s…

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May 8, 2011 by

CASE STUDY 4: Arthur Andersen

When accountants Arthur Andersen were implicated in the collapse of Enron it shook the accountancy world.  After all, accountants are paid…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article: Are corporations morally responsible?

James Gray concludes in this article: “Although corporations are an entrenched force in our civilization that probably aren’t going anywhere soon,…

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May 8, 2011 by

Article: How to become a Philosopher

A third excellent ebook from James Gray. This one challenges all of us to become philosophers and change our own lives,…

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